***Official Houston Astros 2023-24 Offseason Thread*** [Staff Warning - OP]

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8:28a, 1/21/24
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Hall of Shame from this Era: Mike Fiers.
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8:41a, 1/21/24
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I know we upgraded from him with Reddick but I would have loved Colby Rasmus to have been on the 2017 squad as a bench guy. His 2015 postseason run was a lot of fun
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In reply to mernaggie12 • 8:48a, 1/21/24
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mernaggie12 said:
Hall of Shane from this Era: Mike Fiers.
Still waiting on him to send his ring back
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In reply to tjack16 • 8:52a, 1/21/24
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tjack16 said:
I know we upgraded from him with Reddick but I would have loved Colby Rasmus to have been on the 2017 squad as a bench guy. His 2015 postseason run was a lot of fun


If memory serves, he kind of turned out to be a true lollygagger. He accepted the OQ and stopped trying. Then he had that inner ear problem. He was out of the league at age 31.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 9:09a, 1/21/24
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tjack16 said:
I know we upgraded from him with Reddick but I would have loved Colby Rasmus to have been on the 2017 squad as a bench guy. His 2015 postseason run was a lot of fun


If memory serves, he kind of turned out to be a true lollygagger. He accepted the OQ and stopped trying. Then he had that inner ear problem. He was out of the league at age 31.


Never understood why we gave him a QO
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In reply to Terminus Est • 9:10a, 1/21/24
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Jeff didn't think he was going to accept it.
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9:15a, 1/21/24
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At the time he was the first player to accept a QO.

Is that still the case?
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In reply to Ag_07 • 9:42a, 1/21/24
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Ag_07 said:
At the time he was the first player to accept a QO.

Is that still the case?
No, other players have accepted it. Martin Perez did it last year with the Rangers.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 9:57a, 1/21/24
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Ag_07 said:
At the time he was the first player to accept a QO.

Is that still the case?
He was the first, but no longer the only.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 12:20p, 1/21/24
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https://www.mlb.com/news/players-who-have-accepted-qualifying-offers

This is a few months old, but the list of guys who have accepted QOs is interesting.
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In reply to Farmer1906 • 1:02p, 1/21/24
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I would put all the following in the Hou HOF from the run
-Keuchel
-Verlander
-McCullers
-Altuve
-Bregman
-Correa
-Springer
-Gurriel
-Tucker
-Alvarez
-Framber
-Javier
-Pressly
-Pena (WS MVP alone earns it)

I am borderline on Brantley, McCormick (needs more years), Marwin, Morton, & Cole.

-Keuchel-yes
-Verlander-no because his jersey will be retired imo
-McCullers-yes
-Altuve-no, jersey retired
-Bregman-yes
-Correa-yes
-Springer-yes
-Gurriel-yes
-Tucker-not, unless he stays longer or we win WS again before he leaves
-Alvarez-no as of now
-Framber-yes
-Javier-no as of now
-Pressly-yes
-Pena (WS MVP alone earns it)-no as of now

Better idea would be to induct the WS teams into the Astros HOF instead of a per player basis.

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2:44p, 1/21/24
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In reply to AustinCountyAg • 7:14p, 1/21/24
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Alvarez is already a firm yes for me. Rookie of the year, plus his post season performances make him a lock.
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In reply to iBrad • 7:44p, 1/21/24
I assumed he said "no" because he thinks his number will be retired
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8:50p, 1/21/24
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Chiefs = Astros

Astros
- 7 straight ALCS
- 4 Pennants
- 2 WS titles

Chiefs
- 6 straight AFC title games
- 3 AFC titles
- 2 SB titles


Pretty crazy how it's almost the exact same run.


And during that time… the bills are the Yankees. Always getting thwarted by the Chiefs/Astros
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In reply to tjack16 • 9:46p, 1/21/24
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Sounds like the Chiefs actually need one more conference title to catch up.

Two more after this upcoming baseball season.
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In reply to Beau Holder • 10:08p, 1/21/24
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Beau Holder said:
Sounds like the Chiefs actually need one more conference title to catch up.

Two more after this upcoming baseball season.


Not if they win a third superbowl.
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10:36p, 1/21/24
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Question at this point is how much more Crane is willing to add to this season's payroll?

There might be some interesting opportunities for 1 and done contracts with players who haven't gotten whichever long term contracts they were looking for.

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In reply to BadAggie • 10:52p, 1/21/24
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Late night scoop anyone?

They had conversations over the weekend with a handful of guys- bats to be specific. I want to confirm before putting a name out there, but one is a bat that's been discussed on here a few times.

I'm not saying they'll make another move, but they're being very active.
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11:00p, 1/21/24
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ketch nugs
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 11:53p, 1/21/24
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Bellinger confirmed
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 11:54p, 1/21/24
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Randy Arozarena seems to fit that description
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In reply to bearkatag15 • 11:57p, 1/21/24
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bearkatag15 said:
Randy Arozarena seems to fit that description


He's still under contract so the Astros wouldn't be having any conversations with him. Trying to think who else is a free agent that has been discussed and makes sense ... Soler?
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12:09a, 1/22/24
Im guessing Joc Pederson
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In reply to n_touch • 12:18a, 1/22/24
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n_touch said:
Im guessing Joc Pederson


The Giants know how to use him. Last year he 315 AB vs RHP and only 43 AB LHP
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 7:29a, 1/22/24
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Luis Robert please
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7:31a, 1/22/24
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Name discussed on here a few times…. Oh god it's Maldonado

My guess is Arozerena or Pederson
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7:36a, 1/22/24
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One of the apollo guys tweeted something about Joc after Hader got signed, likely him.
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7:36a, 1/22/24
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Based on the Apollo/790 tweet the other day, I am guessing Joc too. Dana has a relationship with him when the Braves traded for him in 2021. He's an ideal lefty platoon bat for LF.

Vs RHP
Chas in CF, Joc in LF with a .786 OPS

Vs LHP
Chas in LF, Jake in CF with a .785 OPS and elite D


Bet yall didn't expect their OPS to be so similar. And that wood be fair. Joc's career OPS vs RHP is .834 and he was almost .900 in 2022.
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In reply to tjack16 • 7:42a, 1/22/24
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tjack16 said:
Chiefs = Astros

Astros
- 7 straight ALCS
- 4 Pennants
- 2 WS titles

Chiefs
- 6 straight AFC title games
- 3 AFC titles
- 2 SB titles


Pretty crazy how it's almost the exact same run.


And during that time… the bills are the Yankees. Always getting thwarted by the Chiefs/Astros
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7:50a, 1/22/24
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Fangraphs Fan Crowdsource: 2/24 M
Spotrac Market Value: 2/31 M


He's a nice buy-low candidate. He was the 4th in qualified players for the difference in wOBA vs xwOBA.



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8:43a, 1/22/24
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I haven't been told anything about Joc recently. We had a conversation this past weekend with Jorge Soler from what I've been told.
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8:45a, 1/22/24
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Cubans
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In reply to texasaggie2015 • 8:47a, 1/22/24
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I like that less. Not because I think Soler isn't good, but he'll be more expensive & is right-handed. He, like Joc, fits the category of rental the Braves acquired in 2021. I fully expected both to be out of our price range. Maybe Crane is pushing his chips in for 2024. I am not mad about it.
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